Professional Title
Professor and Director of Assessment and Evaluation
Organization/Institution
About Me (Bio)
I was originally trained as an applied developmental psychology with an interest in cognitive development and schooling. I have over the years moved a variety of directions. Over the years I have done research focusing on problem solving in mathematics, cognitive monitoring, and motivation. During the later part of the 1990s I began to shift my focus to become a program evaluator and spent some time doing that work mostly in the context of STEM related initiatives. I also have become very interested in assessment. Over the years, I have reviewed a number of tests and measures for the Mental Measurements Yearbook. Because of my interest in problem solving, engineering design, and other complex cognitive processes, I am especially interested in the complexity of developing and validating new assessments (both formative and summative) that address the more learning outcomes people believe are important for the 21st century.
As a professor, I teach courses in the psychology of learning, statistics, research methods, program evaluation, and assessment. I also serve as Director of Assessment and Evaluation for the College of Education at the University of South Alabama. So, I also have an interest in the how teachers are trained and assessment of teacher education.
As a professor, I teach courses in the psychology of learning, statistics, research methods, program evaluation, and assessment. I also serve as Director of Assessment and Evaluation for the College of Education at the University of South Alabama. So, I also have an interest in the how teachers are trained and assessment of teacher education.